« With The Substitute (El Suplente), [Diego Lerman’s] sixth feature, it is obvious how hard the film works to communicate with the audience, and the message the characters passionately convey is an important one about recovering the stragglers left behind by Argentine society and never giving up on the hard cases. Or as the film puts it, “no one saves himself alone”. »
Outskirts of Buenos Aires, nowadays.Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dylan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.
Juan Minujín, Bárbara Lennie, Alfredo Castro, María Merlino, Rita Cortese, Lucas Arrua, Renata Lerman
